Forrest School (Chapel Hill, Tennessee)

Forrest School
Location
310 N. Horton Parkway
Chapel Hill, Tennessee

37034

Coordinates35°37′48″N 86°41′26″W / 35.63000°N 86.69056°W / 35.63000; -86.69056
Information
TypePublic
MottoClass, Pride, Tradition
School districtMarshall County School District
PrincipalAngie Phifer
Teaching staff45.70 (FTE)[1]
Grades7 to 12
Enrollment803 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.57[1]
ColorsBlue and White  
Athletics conferenceTSSAA
MascotRockets
YearbookThe Forrester
Websiteforrestschool.mcstn.net

Forrest School is a public school in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. It was founded in the year 1924-1925 according to their yearbook, just recently celebrating their 100th anniversary of being established. It serves grades 7-12 and is part of the Marshall County School District. The school is also known as Forrest Middle School for grades 7-8 and Forrest High School for grades 9-12. It is named for Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general.

History

Forrest School was a K-12 school until Chapel Hill Elementary School And Delk Henson Intermediate School was established. With C.H.E.S serving grades K-3 and D.H.I.S serving grades 4-6.

Forrest has gone through several building additions since it was established. The latest was in 2007 when a fire occurred. The school now has additional classrooms, a band room, and a football stadium.

Athletics

Forrest High School competes in TSSAA's Division 1, Class A.

Boys

Girls

State championships

  • 1998 TSSAA Class A Cheerleading Non-Building[2]
  • 2006 TSSAA Class A Cheerleading Non-Building[2]
  • 2006 TSSAA Class A Girls Basketball[3]
  • 2008 TSSAA Class A Girls Softball[3]
  • 2015 TSSAA Class A Girls Softball[3]

State Honors

Band

  • 2007 Division 1 State Marching Band Champions[4]

Clubs

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Forrest School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "TSSAA". tssaa.org. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "TSSAA". tssaa.org. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Tennessee Division I State Marching Band Championship – Finals Recap" (PDF). riverdaleband.com. Retrieved June 8, 2016.